Description
Ink Dragon Underglaze White Gaiwan
The Ink Dragon Gaiwan depicts a powerful dragon moving through rolling waves and clouds. Its head, body, and tail appear at intervals while the rest disappears into mist and water, creating the traditional imagery of a dragon that reveals itself only in glimpses.
Fine cobalt brushwork defines the dragon’s scales, clouds, and waves, while Huashan’s distinctive underglaze white technique builds dimensional white wave patterns beneath the glaze. Inside the gaiwan, the dragon’s head and powerful claws continue the composition, allowing the scene to unfold across the vessel.
Made from fine white porcelain with a smooth, jade-like glaze, the gaiwan reinterprets the traditional three-piece form by removing the saucer and shaping the bowl into a full, rounded Chinese ingot-inspired silhouette. The result combines expressive craftsmanship, auspicious form, and practical function for the contemporary tea table.
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Once a call tag is issued, Arteriors requires all products to be returned to us within 30 days.Please note, Arteriors is not responsible for fees charged by 3rd parties for services retained by clients, including, but not limited to, installation, storage, inspection, and packaging.
Mountains and seas upon the table, wind and clouds held within the hand.
Inspired by the celebrated dragon paintings of Southern Song artist Chen Rong, Huashan reinterprets the spirit of the ink dragon through the language of Jingdezhen porcelain.
The dragon is never fully revealed. Its head, body, and tail emerge separately from clouds and waves, while cobalt washes and raised underglaze-white waves create an atmosphere of movement, mystery, and immense energy.
This interplay of revelation and concealment echoes the expressive spirit of traditional Chinese literati painting, where what remains unseen can be as important as what is shown.
The vessel itself continues the story. By removing the traditional saucer and shaping the bowl after a Chinese ingot, Huashan brings another auspicious symbol into the design.
The dragon moves through wind and clouds; the ingot gathers blessings.
Painting, porcelain, and symbolism come together in a vessel that holds a small world of Eastern imagination within the hand.
